Healthcare Assistant

Practice Plus Group; Full Sutton; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension scheme

25 days annual leave

Wellbeing and lifestyle benefits

Discounts on shopping and leisure

Professional development support

Excellent long-term career prospects

24/7 employee assistance helpline

Job summary

Practice Plus Group is recruiting a Healthcare Assistant to join the Primary Care team at HMP Full Sutton. You will support clinics, phlebotomy, answer emergencies and contribute to patient care across the site.

This role offers full-time hours (37.5 per week) on a four-week rolling rota, with no night shifts. Competitive salary and progression opportunities within a large NHS services provider.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 2 or 3 in Health & Social Care or Care Certificate
• Experience with phlebotomy is highly desirable
• Experience in a clinical care setting (hospital or prison)
• Clinical skills including venepuncture and ECGs
• Non-judgemental and compassionate approach

Responsibilities

• Deliver exceptional care to patients within the healthcare department and on wings
• Support with clinical care packages, phlebotomy and assessment
• Support the primary care nursing team with all aspects of care, including venepuncture
• Support clinics with bloods, ECGs, weight measurements
• Assist secondary receptions for new prisoners on site and act as a pharmacy checker as required

Skills

Phlebotomy

Venepuncture

ECGs

Care in clinical setting

NVQ Level 2/3 in Health & Social Care

Education

NVQ Level 2/3 in Health & Social Care

Job description

+ MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE

We have an exciting opportunity for a Healthcare Assistant to join the team at HMP Full Sutton, a Category A high security prison located in Pocklington, York. HMP Full Sutton has capacity of around 600 men, and houses those serving long term sentences.

About The Role

UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE

+ MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE

We have an exciting opportunity for a Healthcare Assistant to join the team at HMP Full Sutton, a Category A high security prison located in Pocklington, York. HMP Full Sutton has capacity of around 600 men, and houses those serving long term sentences.

This role sits within our Primary Care team, where you will support with clinics, work with pharmacy and respond to emergency situations - no 2 days are ever the same!

Every healthcare assistant takes responsibility / ownership of a specific area (social care, bloodborne viruses, health promotion etc), which allows you to become an SME whilst learning about all areas of healthcare!

We offer lots of training and development opportunities to progress your career and expand your knowledge and skills!

Hours

This position is full time working 37.5 hours per week on a 4 week rolling rota basis.

You will work 1 in 4 weekends, and each week work 2 x main shifts, 2 x long shifts.

Shifts are:

Main - 7.5 hours between 7am and 7:15pm

Long - 7am - 7:15pm

No night shifts!

Salary

You will receive an annual salary up to £29,723 per annum.

Candidates are required to have a Legal right to work in the UK and due to the nature of the role, offers of employment will be subject to additional vetting and security checks

What you'll be doing

• Deliver exceptional care to patients, both in the healthcare department and on the wings
• Be involved in the implementation of clinical care packages, phlebotomy and assessment, treatment and the evaluation of patients care
• Support the primary care nursing team with all aspects of care, including venepuncture
• Support clinics, including bloods, ECGs, weight etc
• Support second receptions (new prisoners on the fifth day in the site) alongside the registered nurse
• Act as a second checker in pharmacy as required
• You will primarily be working within the primary care team, although may be required to carry out duties in the substance misuse team

If you are interested in career development, we have a wide range of opportunities for you to develop your skills and experience, which include both internal and external options for development and learning.

It doesn’t stop there

• Company pension scheme
• 25 days annual leave increasing with service up to 28 days per year, plus public bank holidays
• An extensive range of wellbeing and lifestyle benefits
• Discounts on shopping and leisure activities
• Support to grow in your role and continue your professional development
• Excellent long-term career prospects
• 24/7 employee assistance helpline and financial assistance when you need it

What we’ll look for in you

The Health in Justice team at Practice Plus Group makes a real difference across over 53 prisons, young offenders and immigration removal centres. We're the UK's leading independent provider of NHS services to over 40,000 patients in secure environments, always putting their needs first, regardless of their background.

Practice Plus Group's purpose is to Unlock your best work life and we stand by our core values:

• we treat patients and each other as we would like to be treated
• we act with integrity
• we embrace diversity
• we strive to do things better together

We are looking for caring, compassionate but also driven professionals who can help us drive our vision for a fair and inclusive healthcare access to all.

Our new Healthcare Assistant will:

• Ideally hold an NVQ Level 2 or 3 qualification in Health & Social Care, or Care Certificate
• Have experience within phlebotomy - this is highly desirable!
• Have experience in a clinical care setting previously - ideally from a hospital or prison setting
• Have clinical experience - venepuncture, ECGs etc
• Have a non-judgemental and compassionate approach

Secure environments are one of the most challenging, yet rewarding places for healthcare professionals to work. If you’re looking for a role where you can develop your existing healthcare skills and learn something new every day in an environment that never stands still, then this could be the right opportunity for you.